For the few of you out there who don’t know latin, the name of this post refers to the ‘main settlement in any administrative area of ancient Rome’, and the one I rode by today is one of only 10 in France according to the know-it-alls at Wiki. This actually dates from the 2nd century BCE [...]
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Oppidum d’Altimurium
Posted in Cycling, France, Languedoc, Roman Leftovers, tagged oppidium d'altimurium on October 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Mauguio
Posted in Cycling, France, Languedoc, Roman Leftovers, tagged berlin wall montpellier, castries, mauguio, pont des tourilles on October 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I went east today, which I nearly always avoid due to the autoroute, national highway and train line. Generally not a very bike-friendly experience. However, I happened upon a ‘back door’ into the area the other day and decided to explore some more today. On my way out of town this morning I stopped at [...]
Central Europe Loop – Days 12, 13 & 14
Posted in Cycling, France, Longer Trips and Flashbacks, Medieval Stuff, Roman Leftovers, tagged isere river, orange, provence, romans sur isere on September 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In a mad rush to get to The South, we took good advantage of the northerly wind that usually blows down the Rhone valley, and pulled three 100+ km days. We never did make it back to Montpellier on our bikes, but pretty close as you’ll see soon. We finally made our way out of [...]
Roman Bridge is Falling Down, Falling Down…
Posted in Cycling, France, Languedoc, Roman Leftovers, tagged ambrussum, gaspe, lunel, roman bridge, vineyards on March 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Did a bit of training today for our Spain trip in a couple weeks. Shoko doesn’t get out on the bike much (she’s a runner, if you must know) and to get her legs remembering what it’s like to pedal we rode from Montpellier up to the Roman site of Ambrussum, about 45 km away. [...]
Amsterdam to Zurich – 2007, Flashback #5
Posted in Belgium, Cycling, France, Germany, Longer Trips and Flashbacks, Luxembourg, Medieval Stuff, Netherlands, Rest of Europe, Roman Leftovers, Switzerland, tagged amsterdam, belgium, camino de santiago, des bosch, erdinger, germany, luxembourg, moselle river, rhine, speyer, switzerland, trier, windmill, zurich on January 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I think I can say this without it being a total lie. One stupidly drunken night in Tokyo led to a guy named Nigel to try and cycle (and nearly succeed) from England to Japan. Nigel and I had gone to the Pink Cow to see a slide show of this very trip by a [...]
Flashback #2 – Normandy to Nice 2001
Posted in Cycling, France, Languedoc, Longer Trips and Flashbacks, Roman Leftovers, tagged nice, normandy on November 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Shoko and I had quit our jobs (again) in 2001 to take care of some unfinished business, namely a good, long trip in Europe. After warming up with a one-month walk across Spain, and a few days assembling our bikes in Chichester, England, we landed in Cherbourg, France for what would turn out to be [...]
Enfin, le Pont du Gard!
Posted in Cycling, France, Languedoc, Medieval Stuff, Roman Leftovers, tagged nimes, pont du gard, pont st. Nicolas on November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you’ve been reading these posts you have too much time on your hands! And if you have too much time on your hands and have been reading these posts, then you know I tried, and failed, to get to Pont du Gard a couple weeks ago. Well last Sunday I did the sane thing [...]
Via Domitia
Posted in Cycling, France, Languedoc, Roman Leftovers, tagged ambrussum, Cycling, via domitia on October 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been getting around Montpellier pretty effectively recently, and have the feeling (probably unfounded) that I’m running out of places to discover, so I decided to ride out in one direction and take the train back. My destination was the Roman site of Ambrussum, with its piece of bridge and Roman road.
The ride out was [...]
Sommieres – the Long Ride Home…Part 3
Posted in Cycling, France, Languedoc, Longer Trips and Flashbacks, Medieval Stuff, Roman Leftovers, tagged chapeller de salinelles, Cycling, Gard, sommieres on September 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Shoko and I woke up to a crisp fall morning, got as full as you can get on mini croissants and baguettes, and hit the road for a lazy loop back to Montpellier. Our first stop was just outside town, at Chapelle de Salinelles.
After the chapelle we took a tiny road, then another, and another, [...]
Sommieres – Part 2
Posted in Cycling, France, Languedoc, Longer Trips and Flashbacks, Medieval Stuff, Roman Leftovers, tagged Cycling, Gard, sommieres on September 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
There is more to Sommieres than its Roman ‘pont’. The old town is a compact maze of covered alleys and cozy squares (no, I didn’t rip that line off from my guide book…).
Oh, there is also a very large and old clock at the entrance to the old town, right at the end of the [...]
